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Ilizwi Ngamafilistiya
1 Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lamaFilistiya ngesikhathi uFaro engakahlaseli iGaza:
2 UThixo uthi:
“Khangela ukuphakama kwamanzi enyakatho;
azakuba ngumfula okhukhulayo.
Azakhukhula ilizwe lakho konke okukulo,
amadolobho lalabo abahlala kuwo.
Abantu bazakhala,
bonke abahlala elizweni bazalila
3 ekuzweni umsindo wamasondo amabhiza agijimayo,
lekuzweni umsindo wezinqola zesitha
lomdumo wamasondo azo.
Oyise kabayikuphenduka ukuba basize abantwababo;
izandla zabo zizalenga zingelamandla.
4 Ngoba usuku selufikile
ukuba abhujiswe wonke amaFilistiya,
lokuqeda bonke abasilayo
abangasiza iThire leSidoni.
Sekuseduze ukuba uThixo abhubhise amaFilistiya,
insalela emakhunjini eKhafithori.
5 IGaza izaphuca ikhanda layo ilila;
i-Ashikheloni izathuliswa.
Lina nsalela esemagcekeni,
lizazisika kuze kube nini na?
6 Likhala lisithi, ‘Maye, nkemba kaThixo,
koba nini ukuze uphumule?
Buyela emgodleni wakho;
khawuka ungathi nyiki.’
7 Kodwa ingaphumula njani
yona ilaywe nguThixo,
ithunywe nguye
ukuba ihlasele i-Ashikheloni lamakhumbi olwandle na?”